$451 ▲ +40.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $320
- 2016: $370
- 2021: $451
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Alphington · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Alphington
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical monthly mortgage payments of $2,492 make Alphington a high-cost area for residents. This is a place where housing costs are well above both state and national figures, and a high proportion of the population rents compared to other areas.
$451
▲ +40.9%
- $0–$25: 37 areas
- $25–$50: 86 areas
- $50–$75: 199 areas
- $75–$100: 214 areas
- $100–$125: 525 areas
- $125–$150: 343 areas
- $150–$175: 699 areas
- $175–$200: 597 areas
- $200–$225: 1183 areas
- $225–$250: 724 areas
- $250–$275: 1277 areas
- $275–$300: 787 areas
- $300–$325: 1282 areas
- $325–$350: 618 areas
- $350–$375: 935 areas
- $375–$400: 570 areas
- $400–$425: 763 areas
- $425–$450: 288 areas
- $450–$475: 415 areas
- $475–$500: 176 areas
- $500–$525: 204 areas
- $525–$550: 79 areas
- $550–$575: 125 areas
- $575–$600: 70 areas
- $600–$625: 97 areas
- $625–$650: 21 areas
- $650–$675: 54 areas
- $675–$700: 145 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Alphington — higher than 88% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rents are a little above the national figure at $451, which is much higher than most similar areas. Monthly mortgage repayments are also well above the state average, with 38.2% of households paying $3,000 or more.
$2,492 ▲ +24.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,000
- 2016: $2,037
- 2021: $2,492
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Alphington, the largest group is $350–$549 at 38%, followed by $550–$749 (23%) and $200–$349 (22%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Alphington, the largest group is $3,000 or more at 40%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (27%) and $1,000–$1,799 (18%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is common here, with 33.7% of households renting, a figure well above the Victorian average of 28.5%. About 32.2% of homes are owned outright, which is about the same as the state average.
33.7% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 33.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
32.2% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.4%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Alphington splits fairly evenly between Rented (34%) and Owned outright (32%), with Owned with a mortgage at 32%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are far less common than in the rest of the country, making up only 51.9% of homes. With 60.9% of homes having three or more bedrooms—far below the national figure—there are slightly more people per bedroom than in most areas.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
51.9% ▼ -21.4%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.1%
- 2016: 58.0%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
60.9% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.1%
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Alphington, Separate house is the majority at 52%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 25%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Alphington, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 39%, followed by 2 bedrooms (27%) and 4 bedrooms (19%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Alphington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20034/alphington/topic/housing-dwellings